The Town of Cochrane has less snow on the roads today, thanks to Roads crews: a total of 1,250 tandem loads of snow were hauled from 100 cul-de-sac bulbs by 34 contractors and 11 staff members over six, eight-hour days. Read on...

The leaders of tomorrow awards recognize youth in elementary and high school for their volunteer and leadership contributions to the community.
Nominate online at Cochrane.ca/nominatealeader or call 403-851-2252 for more information. Deadline March 30. Read on...

Town crews are keeping an eye on melting snow, but you can help: catch basins (storm drains), sidewalks, streets, eavestroughs and downspouts, basements. We appreciate everything you do to help deal with all this snow! Read on...

Nominations are now open for the 2018 Cochrane Community Awards. Cochrane Community Awards is an annual program that recognizes outstanding local citizens, community leaders, schools, businesses and organizations who make Cochrane a great place to live. Read on...

Property assessment notices are mailed Jan 26. Assessments are based on July 2017 conditions and reflect typical market value using mass appraisal techniques. Average single-family home is $479,300 — down .44% from 2017. Read on...

The Town is making sand/salt mixture available for residents to use on their sidewalks and driveways. Please bring a bucket and shovel. Pick-up location: Matt Krol Park parking lot: 245 Riverview Drive.

Mayor Jeff Genung is at the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) conference in Las Vegas this week to connect with high-tech industry leaders, explore opportunities and research ideas as Cochrane prepares a bid for the federal Smart Cities Challenge. Read on...

The Town’s 150 Brush Strokes project presented two local students with awards towards their art education. The winning student artists are Hannah Kinch, who painted the Men of Vision at sunset and Erin Shier, for her acrylic of St. Andrews United Church. Read on...

The Town is adding a new way for residents to connect: a mobile app called My Cochrane.
The app gives residents another, easier way to communicate with the Town about programs, services, events, information, feedback and service requests. Read on...

The Cochrane Cares report outlines positive feedback on some Cochrane services, and the gaps in services for some groups. The Cochrane Cares: Regional Well-being Review report was presented at last night’s Council meeting. Read on...